Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: VRTX), where a total volume of 5,068 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 506,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.6% of VRTX’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $380 strike put option expiring May 10, 2024, with 582 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 58,200 underlying shares of VRTX. Below is a chart showing VRTX’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange:

Vertiv Holdings Co (Symbol: VRT) options are showing a volume of 51,453 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.7% of VRT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.6 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring May 10, 2024, with 12,314 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of VRT. Below is a chart showing VRT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

And Bowlero Corp (Symbol: BOWL) saw options trading volume of 3,165 contracts, representing approximately 316,500 underlying shares or approximately 48.7% of BOWL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 650,095 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring November 15, 2024, with 583 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 58,300 underlying shares of BOWL. Below is a chart showing BOWL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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